Scope and Sequence, 7-10

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1 Scope and Sequence, 7-10 YEAR 7 Term 1-10 Weeks Unit Title: Close Study of a Novel Close Novel Study Concepts: Character, Theme, Argument, Genre, Literary Value Suggested texts: Paravana, Nips XI, Skellig, Boy Overboard, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Binna Binna Man, A Monster Calls Syllabus Outcomes: EN5-1A, EN5-2A, EN4-5C, EN4-7D 1. Persuasive task - Book review (class task) 2. Imaginative Assessment task - give a variety of options. E.g. add a ghost chapter, change a flat character to a rounded character etc. Teachers to use the NAPLAN criteria for marking these tasks in preparation for NAPLAN in Term 2. Text Type(s): Fiction (Novel) Other: Super Six Comprehension Strategies Seven Steps Narrative and Persuasives

2 Term 2-4 Weeks Through my window Poetry / tales from other cultures Concepts: Perspective, Connotation, Imagery & Symbol Syllabus Outcomes: EN4-1A,EN4-7D, EN4-8D Through my window poem Text Type(s): Poetry, Local indigenous stories Other Resources: Full unit (old curriculum), Updated unit summary (mapped to new curriculum), Through My Window Resource booklet including poems Term 2-6 Weeks My Life- Authorised/unauthorised Biography, Autobiography Concepts: Point of View, Authority Suggested texts: Boy and Going Solo by Roald Dahl, Tough Stuff Syllabus Outcomes: EN4-1A, EN4-3B, EN4-4B, EN4-5C, EN4-9E Speech: Tall tale based on an incident in their own lives Text Type(s): Biography, Autobiography, Memoir

3 Term 3-10 Weeks Fairytales Fairytales, fractured fairytales and picture books Concepts: Narrative, Intertextuality, Genre, Context Suggested texts: Picture books, original fairytales and their modern adaptations, fairytales from other cultures Syllabus Outcomes: EN4 1A, EN4-2A, EN4-3B, N4 4B, EN4-6C, EN4-8D WHY Paragraph based on a double page of a picture book Text Type(s): Fairytales, picture books

4 Term 4-6 Weeks Film Study Close study of a film and filmic techniques Concepts: Code and convention, Representation Suggested texts: Whale Rider, Hugo, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Syllabus Outcomes: EN4-1, EN4-3B, EN4-7D, EN4-8D Exam - Reading Comprehension, multiple choice and short answer Text Type(s): Film Term 4-4 Weeks Media Examining the media Concepts: Point of View Suggested texts: Various newspapers, magazines and other news sources Syllabus Outcomes:EN4-2A, EN4-3B, EN4-9E, EN2-11D Exam - Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice and Short Answer) Text Type(s): Informative texts, news reports

5 Term 1-10 Weeks YEAR 8 My Island Home Representations of Australia across time. Concepts: Representation, Connotation, Imagery & Symbol, Context Suggested texts: Dorothea Mackellar, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Kevin Gilbert (poetry), Growing up Asian in Australia - Alice Pung (short stories), Drysdale (paintings), Where the Bloody Hell Are Ya? (advertising campaign) Syllabus Outcomes: EN4-1A, EN4-3B, EN4-5C, EN4-8D WHY paragraph and visual representation based on chosen poem Text Type(s): Paintings, posters, advertising campaigns, poetry Term 2-10 Weeks Genre Study of a core genre (eg Horror, Fantasy) followed by student choice/pbl/literature Circles Concepts: Genre, Style Suggested texts: Coraline, The Graveyard Book, The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, Harry Potter, The Hobbit Syllabus Outcomes: EN5-1A, EN5-2A, EN4-5C, EN4-7D Creative Writing Text Type(s): Close study of a novel Other: Drama activities, hotseating etc. in preparation for subject selections

6 Term 3-6 Weeks Persuade Me A look at speeches, editorials, monologues Concepts: Authority, Argument Suggested texts: Famous Speeches from Home and Abroad (historical and contemporary), monologues from plays (canon and contemporary), famous editorials. Syllabus Outcomes: EN4-3B, EN4-4B, EN4-5C Speech - based on a local issue Text Type(s): Non Fiction, Drama, Persuasive Term 3-4 Weeks Introduction to Shakespeare Concepts: Literary Value, Code and Convention Suggested texts: King of Shadows (novel), excerpts from plays, Globe Theatre website, ABC Splash videos of scenes, episodes of Upstart Crowe, Horrible Histories Syllabus Outcomes: EN4 1A, EN4-2A, EN4-3B, N4 4B, EN4-6C, EN4-8D Class Tasks: Teacher-choice Text Type(s): Drama, Poetry, Multimedia, Film

7 Term 4-10 Weeks Survival Concepts: Narrative, Code and Convention Suggested texts: Hatchet, The Killing Sea, Diego Run, Parvana, Holes, Crash of the Stinson Syllabus Outcomes: EN4-1A, EN4-2A, EN4-3B, EN4-4B, EN4-5C, EN4-6C, EN4-7D, EN4-8D, EN4-9E Exam - Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice and Short Answer), PBL group task Text Type(s): Informative texts, news reports, novel

8 YEAR 9 Term 1: 10 weeks Heroes Concepts: Narrative, Character, Point of View Syllabus Outcomes: EN5-1A, EN5-2A, EN5-3B, EN5-4B, EN5-5C Assessment task: Creative writing - mark with NAPLAN Criteria in preparation for NAPLAN Key text type(s): Novel Study Suggested texts: Percy Jackson, The Hunger Games, Divergent, Chasing Odysseus, The Bow, Beowulf, The Hobbit (novel or graphic novel) Other: NAPLAN preparation - writing (persuasive as well as imaginative), grammar, vocabulary, comprehension etc. Regular practice and feedback (ideally linked to novel study where possible). Term 2: 10 weeks We Are The World Concepts: Argument, Perspective, Authority Suggested texts: He Named me Malala, Go Back to Where you Came From (clean version via SBS Website), Before the Flood, Bowling for Columbine - excerpts only, Supersize Me, Blackfish - excerpts only, Food Inc, A Place at the Table. MUST BE PG to show the entire film. Syllabus Outcomes: EN5-3B, EN5-7D, EN5-8D Assessment task: Persuasive speech on an issue of own choosing Key text type(s): Short informative/multimodal texts and focus on persuasive writing as NAPLAN preparation - all linked to the unit focus (3 weeks) + documentary

9 Term 3: 10 weeks Shakespeare Transformed Concepts: Literary Value, Context, Theme, Intertextuality Suggested texts: Romeo and Juliet + Luhrmann film version, Twelfth Night + She s the Man, Taming of the Shrew + 10 Things I Hate About You, The Merchant of Venice + To Kill a Mockingbird, Romeo and Juliet + West Side Story, King Lear + A Thousand Acres Syllabus Outcomes: EN5-1A, EN5-3B, EN5-5C, EN5-6C, EN5-8D Assessment task: Essay on one text you have studied this term Key text type(s): Shakespearean Drama + one modern text that transforms the original text or a key theme within it

10 Term 4: 4 weeks Poetry Unit Concepts: Representation, Connotation, imagery and symbol, Style Suggested texts: Love Poetry, Poetry about the Environment. Sassoon, EE Cummings, Tennyson, Judith Wright, Kominos, Zohrab Khan, Maya Angelou Syllabus Outcomes: EN5-1A, EN5-2A, EN5-3B, EN5-4B, EN5-6C, EN5-7D, EN5-8D Assessment task: Reading comprehension exam (Multiple Choice and Short Answer) Key text types: Poetry - either close study of a poet or study of a suite of poems that explore a key idea Term 4: 6 weeks Short Film Festival Concepts: Narrative, Character, Point of View Suggested texts: Tropfest and contemporary short films, Short of the Week Syllabus Outcomes: Task: Create a short (tropfest-style) film which integrates a given object. Present at a mini film festival in the Hall (with possible evening show for parents) OR study of short films with?? task Key text types: Films

11 YEAR 10 Term 1-10 Weeks Dystopian Fiction Concepts: Genre, Style and Point of View Suggested Texts: Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Phillip K Dick, Ursula LeGuin Syllabus Outco mes:en5-1a, EN5-2A, EN5-3B, EN5-6C, EN5-6C, EN5-7D Assessment: Creative Writing Text Type: Short Stories/Novel Term 2 Texts in Time Concepts: Context, Literary Value, Narrative, Perspective Suggested Texts To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, Animal Farm, The Wave, Outsiders, Lord of the Flies, Only the Heart, Les Darcy Syllabus Outcomes: EN5-1A, EN5-2A, EN5-3B, EN5-5C, EN5-6C, EN5-8D Assessment: Essay Text Type: Novel Term 3 Close Study of Play Concepts: Character, Code and Convention, Theme Suggested Texts: Macbeth, Property of the Clan, Stolen, The Club, Cosi(top class), Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Syllabus Outco mes: EN5-1A, EN5-3B, EN5-5C, EN5-7D Text Type: Play Assessment: Speech (Ethics)

12 Term 4 Area of Study - Discovery Concepts: Connotation, Imagery and symbolism; Argument and Representation Suggested Texts: Various texts from a range of contexts ( not HSC ) Syllabus Outcomes: EN5-2A, EN5-3B, EN5-6C, EN5-7D, EN5-9E Text Type: Poetry & others Assessment: Exam /Portfolio